So I made turkey stock this week. A LOT of turkey stock. My goal had been to make a big batch of turkey noodle soup. But then I saw a bag of peas in the freezer ... and the soup turned into pot pie. This isn't really a post about how to make turkey pot pie. This is a post about stubbornness. Because from the moment I started till the moment I finished, it was just one obstacle after the other. Here's the list as I remember it: --I gave my last white onion away and had only red on hand --No ... continue reading...
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Biscuits and Gravy
This year, I gave my family a choice: do you want our usual (biscuits and gravy) for Christmas morning, or do you want a breakfast casserole? My daughter-in-law, Brittney, jumped in before anyone else could vote. "Biscuits and gravy ... hands down." She's a girl after my own heart. Nothing against breakfast casserole ... I mean, how can you speak against bread and eggs and cheese and sausage? But there's just something about biscuits and gravy. Maybe it's the biscuits. Or maybe it's the ... continue reading...
Not Too Late
She was sleeping when I began slicing onions and celery and a Granny Smith apple; when I crumbled one tube of maple-flavored sausage into my heavy black skillet, and stirred, and watched the heat rising in savory wisps. She didn't see the coming together of a fresh batch of homemade poultry seasoning -- all those spice containers gathered in a huddle around my mortar and pestle, and the careful measurements of half-, and quarter-, and eighths of a teaspoonful of rosemary, sage, thyme, ... continue reading...
Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy
Update: I've added a video for this on my YouTube Channel with two very small additions at the end: a tiny bit of lemon juice, and a little bigger bit of butter (say THAT five times :). If you'd like to see the process in action, this is for you: A repost from last Thanksgiving ... because you really need to try it. And it's not too late. :) If there's one thing that can really put a damper on your Thanksgiving dinner, it's when your 20-lb turkey yields only 2 cups of drippings, and you ... continue reading...
Country-Style Ribs with Homemade Soppin’ Sauce
Updated 3/5/2020 Is it just me, or does that picture look a little like a crime scene photo? Hmm. Try to put that idea out of your mind. Or if you must look, just squint. This soppin' sauce recipe is one I've been playing around with for probably fifteen years. I've got it just where I want it now. It satisfies the ones who like a little bite in their sauce, but kids like it too. I think I won't mess with it anymore. I'm giving you the doubled recipe, because there's no reason to drag all ... continue reading...
Cottage Pie
It makes me so happy when leftovers become the star of a new dish. That's what you're looking at right here: the second life of a big pile of potatoes. For some reason, we did not eat the ten pounds I had anticipated when I made salmon and garlic mashed potatoes the other night. So when I was batch cooking all that hamburger Wednesday, and I opened the fridge and saw that mound of potatoes staring accusingly at me, the two came together in a serendipitously chocolate-meets-peanut butter ... continue reading...